高湿度谷物在养猪业中应用与储存.pdfVIP

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Authors

JerryHawton,UniversityofMinnesota

DaveBache,PurdueUniversity

High-MoistureGrainsforSwineBruceMcKenzie,PurdueUniversity

OriginallypublishedasPIH-73.Reviewers

B.J.Caldwell,Forest,IN

H.WilliamNewland,OhioStateUniversity

HaroldH.Hodson,Jr.,Makanda,IL

Eachyearinterestincreasesinstoringhigh-moisturegrainforlivestockfeeding.Originally,ashifttoward

morefieldshellinginsteadofpickingearcornmayhavebroughtthisinterestaboutbecauseshelledcorn

mustbemechanicallydriedinmostinstancesforsafestoragewhereasearcorncanbesafelystoredat

moisturecontentsupto24%withoutdrying.Morerecently,theconcernhasbeeninsavingfuel.Ittakes

approximatelyonegallonofpropanefuel/41/2-6bu.andonekilowatthourofelectricity/10-12bu.with

conventionalhightemperaturedryingtoreducethemoisturecontentofwetgraintenpercentageunits

(i.e.,todryfrom25%downto15%moisture).Theprospectoffuelshortagesandthenearcertaintyof

higherfuelcostsplusthefactthatmanydryingsystemsarepressedtokeeppacewithmodernharvest-

ingequip